throw money away

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throw money away (third-person singular simple present throws money away, present participle throwing money away, simple past threw money away, past participle thrown money away)

1. (idiomatic) To spend money foolishly or indiscriminately; to waste money without regard of the consequences.

   The young boy liked to throw money away at the video arcade and candy store.

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